Americans favor slightly higher bills to fight warming
WASHINGTON: Most Americans are willing to pay a little more each month to fight global warming — but only a tiny bit, according to a new poll. Still, environmental policy experts hail that as a hopeful...
View ArticleClinton’s doctor says Democrat is ‘fit to serve;’ Trump shares summary of...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.: Hoping to put the issue of her health behind her as she gets ready to return to the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released an updated review of her physical fitness...
View ArticleFeds increase oversight, restrictions for Ohio’s $71 million charter school...
Ohio must hire an independent monitor to oversee how it spends $71 million in federal money to create more charter schools.The appointment of a monitor and other conditions the state must meet before...
View ArticleStudent killed by Norton school bus remembered as ‘awesome person’
NORTON: Kelsey Hosey had no idea that when she said goodbye to her classmate at the end of the school day on Wednesday, it would be their final goodbye.“He was an awesome person. Very funny, very...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 14
House bill targets VA workers The House approves a bill aimed at making it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire employees for misconduct or poor performance — a source of tension with...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 15, 2016
AKRONBat nests delay sewer workAKRON: The city won’t start clearing trees and doing other site work for its ongoing sewer project near the corner of Howard Street and Cuyahoga Street until endangered...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications
■ Akron Public Schools custodial worker Cameron McDowell was not identified in a photograph that appeared on Page B10 in Wednesday’s edition. A photographer erred.
View ArticleTrump makes broader appeal to voters in Canton
CANTON: Donald Trump declared himself the candidate for all people, not just the Republicans and whites who are his core supporters, during Wednesday night’s rally at the Canton Memorial Civic...
View ArticleThings to Do, Sept. 15: Greek Fest opens; Sarah Vowell at library; election...
Gyros and a whole lot moreOpa! We look forward to the Greek Fest at Annunciation Church every year, with dreams of spanakopita dancing in our heads. The wait is over starting at 11 a.m. when both the...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules —
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Coach Hue Jackson guarantees Browns a championship, but will...
BEREA: In recent weeks, fans seem to have accepted the idea of the Browns tanking, even as the front office dismisses the term.Finding the quarterback of the future is the goal, and 0-16 seems the best...
View ArticleBrowns quarterback Robert Griffin III focuses on staying engaged, positive...
BEREA: Wearing a black sling on his left arm and an orange bucket hat on his head, Robert Griffin III stood behind fellow Browns quarterback Josh McCown and slowly went through the motions as the...
View ArticleRubberDucks 4, Thunder 2: Ducks top Thunder in Game 2 of Eastern League...
The RubberDucks are one win away from going back to the future.Should they win again in the Eastern League Championship Series, they will add their fifth ring in the history of the organization. If it...
View ArticleSummit County juvenile court judge honored
Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio was honored Wednesday with the 2016 Thomas J. Moyer Award for Judicial Excellence at the Ohio Judicial Conference Annual Meeting in...
View Article‘Cry-Baby’ actress Kim McGuire dead at age 60
NAPLES, Fla.: Kim McGuire, who played the character known as “Hatchet-Face” in the John Waters film Cry-Baby, has died. She was 60.Her husband, Gene Piotrowsky, confirmed his wife’s death Thursday to...
View ArticleArizona’s first female governor, Rose Mofford, dies at 94
PHOENIX: When Rose Mofford was thrown into the role of Arizona’s governor, she was also plunged into a political hailstorm. With her predecessor impeached, a budget deficit and the state refusing to...
View ArticleTraffic disruptions — Sept. 16
Here is a list of road and lane closings in the Akron area:Major highways abruptly closed: None.AKRON:• Interstate 77 and I-277 lane restrictions: Through 6 a.m. Friday, there will be nightly...
View ArticleCorrections and clarifications — Sept. 16
■ A census story Thursday reported the incorrect population last year for the city of Akron. The population was 197,553, down 293 people from a year earlier. A reporter erred.
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Sept. 16, 2016
AKRON Panel to discuss heroin use AKRON: Summit County residents are invited to attend a panel discussion about addiction and obtain training to administer heroin antidotes on Friday night.Summit...
View ArticleThings You Need to Know — compiled Sept. 15
Summer sea ice in Arctic decreasesIt was the second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite. Scientists said it is another ominous signal of global warming.Suspect in mosque...
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